패배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敗北 (“defeat”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)bɛ] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)be̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [패(ː)배/페(ː)베]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paebae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?paebae
McCune–Reischauer?p'aebae
Yale Romanization?phāypay

Noun

패배 • (paebae) (hanja 敗北)

  1. defeat

Derived terms

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